Bureau.



P. RAMMINGER.

BUREAU. APPLICATION FILED NOV.15. 1905.

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PATENTED APR. 30, 1907. P RAMMINGBR.

BUREAU.

APPLLOATIOK FILED NOV. 15. 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BUREAU.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 30, 1907.

A li ti fil d November 15,1905. Serial No. 287,389.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PHILLIP RAMMINGER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Plymouth, in the county of Sheboygan and State oflVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBureaus; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, compact andeconomical revoluble bureau having a plurality of drawers therein whichmay be brought successively to a predetermined point by revolving thebureau frame upon its base, thereby making it possible to place saidbureau against a wall or corner and at the same time have access to allof its drawers, said bureau as shown being also provided with a centralindependently revoluble mirror.

My invention consists in various peculiarities of construction andcombination of parts as hereinafter set forth with reference to theaccompanying drawings and subsequently claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view of abureau embodying the features of my invention; the supporting base andspindle thereof being shown in full; a sectional plan view of the bureaubase, said section being indicated by line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, asectional plan view of the bureau-taken on the plane as indicated byline 33 of Fig. 4; Fig. 4, a vertical detail section of the bureauindicated by line 44 of Fig. 3, Fig. 5, a detail lan view of one of thebureau partitions, ant Fig. 6, a detail section thereof on line 66 ofFig. 3.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A rep resents the supporting baseof a bureau, which is composed of a central hub B having legs O attachedthereto and a spindle D projecting upward from said hub. The legs O areprovided with the usual casters at their feet, and are suitably bracedby straps a, said legs being also formed with arms b upon which aremounted casters 0 for the support of the revoluble frame E of thebureau. The frame E which is loosely fitted over the spindle D, is alsocentrally supported by balls cl interposed between an annular groovedplate 6, secured to the hub, and a similar plate f secured to the bottompartition F of said frame. The partition F as shown is made up ofsections of material to form a circular contour, having radialcross-arms g and a central opening it, the arms being provided withparallel cleats for the purpose of guiding radially sliding drawers G,the said partition with the exception of a depending apron j, beingsimilar in construction to the intermediate and top partitions II, I,respectively.

In order to properly space the partitions apart and support the latterso as to produce a rigid, light frame for the drawers,s(piare sectionsof hollow posts J are inserted over the spindle D between each of thepartitions, there being corresponding spacing blocks K at the extremeedges thereof. The blocks are provided with inner grooves ]t' for thereception of tie-rods m which serve to draw the several parts together.These rods pass through holes in said partitions, their heads a formingshoulders bearing upon the outer face of the upper partition I while theends thereof are threaded to receive nuts 0 upon the under face of thelower partition F, as best illustrated iii-Fig. 4, of the drawings.

The corners of the square posts J are beveled off to economize space;for the purpose of admitting a second set of tie-rods p adjacentthereto, which serve to draw the several partitions together inopposition to the posts at this point in a similar manner to thosepreviously described.

As best illustrated in Fig. 5, the spacingblocks K are set so as todivide the circular periphery of the horizontal partitions intoquarters, in which are fitted the quadrant drawers G these drawers areprovided with central guide-rails q secured to their bottoms and adaptedto rest between the parallel cleats i for the purpose of preventing sidemotion of said drawers when the latter are opened or closed. The sidewalls 1' of said drawers are of such height that their upper edgescontact with the bottom face of the adjacent partition which preventssaid drawers from sagging when pulled open.

The spindle D, as previously stated, is fitted into the opening lb ofthe upper partition I, and terminates just below the outer face thereof,so as to prevent contact with a top L, which is secured to saidpartition, the top is centrally bored to admit a shank s that is steppedinto a socket t in the end of the spindle D, said shank forming arevoluble pivot for a yoke M to which it is attached, the yoke servingas a hanger for a mirror M. of the usual type.

While I have and shown and described my invention in connection with acylindrical bureau having two tiers of drawers in sets of four, it isobviously within the scope of my invention to multiply or decrease thenum ber of tiers.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent is In a revoluble bureau, a supporting basehaving a central spindle, upper, lower and I intermediate horizontalpartitions comprising circular outer portions and radial arms, centralopenings in the arms whereby bearings are formed for the spindle, squarehollow spacing-posts interposed between the partitions and surroundingsaid spindle, tierods for the partitions adjacent to the post,spacing-blocks interposed between the aforesaid partitions at theirperipheral edges, grooves in the blocks, tie-rods fitted in the groovesand engaging the upper and lower partitions, sliding drawers betweensaid blocks, radial guide-cleats for the drawers secured to the lowerand intermediate partitions, and a top secured to the upper partition.In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atPlymouth, in the county of Sheboygan and State of Wisconsin in thepresence of two Witnesses.

PHILLIP RAMMINGER. Witnesses:

C. PFEIFER, OTTO BERGEMANN.

